July+18

July 18, 2006 Logger notes written by Shea

Sacred Writing Time: Soft music, candle light The mood is set, time to write.

Evolution of Dance: Evolution of Dance we tried to view, Technology is against us, so what's new?

July 17th Logger Notes: Yesterday's highlights were creatively written. Julie's logger was a wonderful edition.

Writing Prompt: The writing prompt was presented by Amy V, __Thank You Mr. Faulker,__ read so lovingly. Then we wrote our own thank you letters To someone who had made our lives better. Teralyn thanked a mentor for guidance and advice. Judy remembered her Kindergarten teacher for being nice. Jeff's memories were of his daughter and how she soars. Joe was thankful for Mr. Bill, physic lessons, galore. Amy shared a poem written for her dad. Dr. Kear remember a time Phil made his brother mad. Julie's letter was written to her mom, She was grateful for their special bond.

Break: We took our ten minute break. This morning is going great.

Teacher Demo: Thanks to Teralyn for the lesson using Digital Storytelling. It sure was great. In my book I give it a 2 + 8.

Reader's/Author's Chair Holly was our reader and author chair for the day. Reading T__uesday's with Morrie__, she led the way. She inspired us with her poem titled __What Will I give?__, which encouraged us with the way her past teachers lived.

Lunch Time: Place to eat, El Terreo. What a decorative treat.

Article Summary: Teaching Words That Students misspell: Spelling Instruction and Young Children's Writing Should we correct every word students misspell? Many teacher were willing to tell. Word study did improve student spelling in the study #2. Now with this article, what will we do? Thank you Amy V. for your article summary.

Research Project Discussion: Be ready on Monday to give a summary of your research. Maybe we should make Jeff promise that it won't hurt.

Writing Groups: We worked in our groups the rest of the day. I love when we get time to work this way.